Social media personality Musa Khawula. 1 minute Social media personality Musa Khawula is set to return to the Randburg Magistrate’s Court next week Wednesday for a bail application. Khawula, who appeared briefly in court yesterday, is facing charges of defamation of character, hate speech, and contravention of the Cyber Crimes Act. The charges stem from…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation on South Africa’s G20 Summit. President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Africa’s historic G20 Presidency as a resounding success both as a diplomatic achievement and a celebration of national unity. He has also expressed deep gratitude to all those who contributed to making South Africa’s G20 Summit a success. “Over…
University of Fort Hare’s main campus in the Eastern Cape. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education says it will recommend that Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela place the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in Dikeni, Eastern Cape, under administration. The committee says the move would help restore stability and improve relations between the…
NSFAS Logo. Workers at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) braved the cold weather in Cape Town to embark on their first picket in Cape Town this morning as they gear up for a possible full-scale strike. Protesting outside their offices, workers say they suffer under incompetent management. The government entity has been plagued…
The butchery where Leeroy Mpofu lost his life THE sun beat down mercilessly on a freshly turned earth as it cast long, stark shadows across the dormant grass. With a forlorn look, Nosipho Moyo sat on an aged wooden bench, her eyes fixated on the grave of her son, Leeroy Mpofu, of Guduza village, under…
FILE: IFP Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. 1 minute The Inkatha Freedon Party (IFP) has called on Parliament to urgently improve the protection of its members. This follows the killing of IFP MP and Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. He was shot dead in Katlehong on the East Rand on Saturday. The motive for the…
A file image of a police badge on an officer. 2 minutes The family of 56-year-old Captain Danasegran Pather says they have lost their pillar of strength. Pather was among two police officers from the Hammarsdale Police Station who were shot and killed while on duty on Saturday night. The trio was responding to the…
Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba. Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba has raised concerns about gambling in the country. He says it accounts for 60% of the R1.5 trillion gambling industry and is trapping millions of people in a cycle of addiction. Makgoba was delivering the 18th Christmas Eve midnight mass at…
File Image: Fishing South Africa has intercepted four Chinese-flagged fishing vessels for unauthorised entry into its territorial waters, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Willie Aucamp said on Thursday. Police and fisheries control officers placed the vessels, owned by Shenzhen Shuiwan Pelagic Fisheries, under guard at the Port of Cape Town. Authorities charged the masters of…
File: National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi Criminal Analyst, Dr Suhayfa Bhamjee says the outgoing National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi will be remembered for just existing in office. Batohi’s term of service came to an end on Friday. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been criticised for the lack of convictions…
